Roosevelt County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Roosevelt County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
8,149
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,002
people in Roosevelt County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,445
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Roosevelt County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Roosevelt County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Roosevelt County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Eastern New Mexico University1 open role
Colleges in Roosevelt County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | Portales | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Roosevelt County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Eastern Area Workforce Development Board
Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Union
Cities in Roosevelt County
- Portales1 jobs
Other New Mexico counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from New Mexico’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.